Ten Months

Abby is looking and behaving like a little girl and less like a baby every day.  It's wild how fast she's growing.  And it's bittersweet for me, the mom.

At ten months, Abby. . .

• has one big tooth that she knows how to use well
• cruises around the coffee table and is so proud of herself for doing it
• stands at her toy piano and plays like Elton John
• raises her hands when prompted with "How big is Abby?"
• waves hello and goodbye
• loves to hang upside on Greg's lap - guess it's the blood rushing to the head?
• can flip herself over backwards from Greg's lap while he holds her hands - budding gymnist?
• follows her cousin Callie around like she's the bee's knees
• loves her swim class
• is learning stuff at her swim class, like holding onto the side of the pool and gathering pool toys into a pile
• still considers frozen yogurt her favorite food
• crawls on all fours
• crab crawls with one knee and one foot
• switches between sitting and crawling like a pro
• holds onto the coffee table and does squats. . .up and down. . .up and down
• despises diaper changes
• does not want to lay on her back unless in the pool or as part of a tickling session
• squeals with delight when her tummy is tickled
• makes all kinds of noises that sometimes sound like real words, but most likely it's my imagination
• is able to find the itty-bittiest bit of dirt/garbage/hair on the floor after vacuuming the room three times.

 FYI, this photo session was an aerobic event for me.  Abby would NOT stay still.  Not one second.  And I couldn't find the monthly-picture bear, of course.  And Abby cried after five minutes.